Dibina Explained

Dibina is a town in north-eastern Ethiopia, located in Administrative Zone 4 of the Afar Region. This may be the "Debene" W.C. Harris mentions, a small village he passed through in mid-June 1841 on his diplomatic mission to Shewa.[1]

Based on figures from the Central Statistical Agency in 2005, Dibina has an estimated total population of 1,370, of whom 717 are men and 653 are women.[2] The 1994 census reported this town had a total population of 937 of whom 459 were men and 478 were women. It is the largest town in Yalo woreda.

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12.3894°N 39.8811°W

Notes and References

  1. http://130.238.24.99/library/resources/dossiers/local_history_of_ethiopia/d/ORTDEB1.pdf "Local History in Ethiopia"
  2. http://www.csa.gov.et/text_files/2005_national_statistics.htm CSA 2005 National Statistics